“The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil. It is not for you to choose what he shall know, what he shall do. It is chosen and foreordained and he only holds the key to his own secret.”

If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.

Even in the mud and scum of things, something always, always sings.

Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.

The wise man in the storm prays God not for safety from danger but for deliverance from fear.

The wise man in the storm prays God not for safety from danger but for deliverance from fear.

Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success.

Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.

Few people know how to take a walk. The qualifications are endurance, plain clothes, old shoes, an eye for nature, good humor, vast curiosity, good speech, good silence and nothing too much.

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.

You are constantly invited to be what you are.

Life is a journey, not a destination.

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one’s own sunshine.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

The years teach much the days never know.